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The Sweet Smell of Success

A building in Teaneck, New Jersey is the source of some of the world's most popular fragrances. Meet Givaudan Roure's perfumers, the 'ghostwriters' behind your favorite scents.READ»

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These Boots Were Made for Selling

The hottest site for haute couture? It's eBay. If you're Manolo Blahnik, is that a good thing?READ»

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It's Easy Being Green

With earth-friendly products and packaging, Aveda is putting the beauty back into the ugly world of cosmetics.READ»

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It's Easy Being Green

With earth-friendly products and packaging, Aveda is putting the beauty back into the ugly world of cosmetics.READ»

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37. You Smell Delicious

Previous | Next With the world cuckoo for cocoa right now, chocolate fragrances were probably inevitable. "There's this sensation we get from chocolate," says Caroline Sabas. "It's also good for the skin, so why not wear it?" ...READ»

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Smells Good

Brandweek reports "nearly 9 out of ten men who wear fragrances believe some form of reorganization at the fragrance counter would significantly help them when choosing and purchasing a fragrance." Amen to that. Although it's not ...READ»

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The Smell of Lucre

The holiday season is shaping up to be merry one in New York's financial district this year. The shopping season is off to a healthy start (except for those poor, bumbling schlubs at Wal-Mart), the Dow is up, and investors are ...READ»

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Using Fashion to Tap Into the Female Consumer

In the midst of New York's Mercedes-Benz (formerly-Olympus) Fashion Week, IMG Fashion announced that it will bring a Mercedes Benz sponsored Fashion Week to Berlin in July for the spring 2008 season. If you haven't already caught ...READ»

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Project Rehab

As an academic renegade, Tim Gunn pushed Parsons the New School for Design to adopt a businesslike curriculum. Now the star of Project Runway is trying to revive Liz Claiborne as its chief creative officer. Can he "make it work" or is it "auf Wiedersehen" for a once-great American fashion house?READ»

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Life After Project Runway -- on the Web

These five Project Runway alums are facing the biggest challenge of their careers: how to use Web 2.0 tools to propel their 15-minutes of fame into a viable business.READ»

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How The Fashion Industry Is Greening Its Operation

While being eco-friendly has been in style the last few years, it’s questionable whether green will still be fashionable next season.READ»

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High Fashion at Low Prices

To my amazement while flipping the pages of People yesterday, I saw that the youthful, high fashion label, Alice + Olivia, now has a collection at Payless.  Has everyone gone to the cheap side? Not that I'm complaining in the ...READ»

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Spectacular retro lens

We know you guys love the eyeglasses posts.  Here’s another one: Shuron Ltd.  Eyewear has been making eyeglasses and sunglasses since the Civil War.  During WWII, they were the main sunglasses supplier for the ...READ»

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How to Choose Anti Cellulite Cream

How to Choose Anti Cellulite CreamWhen you are out buying a cellulite cream, you’ll come across innumerable offers in stores, each outdoing the other. This can make your purchase decision quite tough. At this point, doing a thorough ...READ»

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Realm Pheromone Cologne Review

Realm for Men includes more pheromones then almost any other leading pheromone cologne on the market. The pure power of the product is amazing.READ»

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37. You Smell Delicious

Previous | Next With the world cuckoo for cocoa right now, chocolate fragrances were probably inevitable. "There's this sensation we get from chocolate," says Caroline Sabas. "It's also good for the skin, so why not wear ...READ»

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Aveda: Certifiably Sustainable From the Cradle to the Grave

Aveda is doing L'Oreal's poop-powered hair products one better with its newfound company-wide Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) certification. The company also received Gold level C2C certification for its Smooth Infusion shampoo, Smooth ...READ»

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The Itsy-Bitsy Green Bikini: The Iconic Two-Piece Turns 63, Gets Recycled

It was 63 years ago today that the bikini was first unveiled at a fashion show. At the time, the skimpy swim suit was so scandalous that not a single model agreed to wear it down the catwalk--and in the end, designers had to enlist ...READ»

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Classy Brazilian Bikinis

We will examine a little of the history behind the origins of the Brazilian Bikini as well as the evolution of this swimsuit into the modern day Resort Wear Brazilian Bikini. READ»

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Tiffany Jewelry

Tiffany Jewelry and specialty retail stores and manufactures products through its subsidiary corporations. Its principal subsidiary is Tiffany and Company. The Company operates TIFFANY & CO. retail stores and boutiques in the ...READ»

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Those who could not afford a tiffany rings

You can choose to go with Tiffany Jewelry instead. These jewelry manufacturers come up with all sorts of Tiffany inspired designs and much more. Just be careful that the seller you are buying from is not trying to pass off his replica ...READ»

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Tiffany Necklace

Tiffany Necklace,for gift ideas think about which material you want to go with. What do you think is mom's favorite stone when it comes to jewelry? Take notice of the tiffany jewelry she already wears. Are they simple, modern and ...READ»

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Jewelry for PreTeenage Girls

"Mom, when can I wear jewelry?" is a common question from preteen girls. Preteen girls seem to want to grow up so quickly - some are so mature it can be hard to imagine that they are just 10 or 12 years old! Every parent knows ...READ»

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Tiffany Earrings

The most popular, the rhombus also makes gold hoops and tear drops to die for. Because Tiffany Jewelry and co they come in the slighter studs, while the larger jewelry with more or for special occasions. The range of studs varies From ...READ»

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Jewelry Designs Remain Bold and Bodacious in Spring 2009

 Many designer jewelry experts recommended stock-piling up on statement Juicy Jewelry in 2008, with anticipation that the trend would continue into 2009. While the focus last year was on choosing one signature piece and ...READ»